Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km NW of Harper, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-04 03:18:10 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.618° N, 98.425° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.310 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3661 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.35 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.37 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.62 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.75 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3660 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 14
  9. 2.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.77 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.17 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.822 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.85 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.09 km ESE of Alva, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.66 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.56 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  19. 3.05 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.63 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.86 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.31 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 9
  23. 2.06 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.56 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.2Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.01 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.61 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3655 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.76 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.85 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3655 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3655 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.54 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3655 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.24 km WSW of Harper, Kansas · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.34 km WSW of Harper, Kansas · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.75 km SSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 3.96 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 129
  39. 2.55 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.56 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.44 km WSW of Harper, Kansas · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.96 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.96 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.86 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 3.15 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.55 km SSE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.75 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.513 km SW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.91 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 3.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 29
  54. 2.75 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.59 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.01 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 3646 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.84 km NE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.76 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.66 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3646 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006nhh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.